Emirates passengers will now be able to pre-order their meals

EMIRATES MAKES MEALTIME EASY

In a bid to reduce food wastage on board flights, Emirates has unveiled a new initiative where passengers are allowed to pre-order or pre-select their hot main meal before they actually fly, ensuring they get their preferred meal choice every time.

Passengers are now allowed to pre-order their meals between 14 days and 24 hours in advance of their flight, reports Travel Daily News, helping to improve time management onboard.

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The new service began on 25 July in Business Class, on all flights between Dubai and London Heathrow, London Gatwick and London Stansted.

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HOW DOES IT WORK?

Passengers are able to scan the airline’s onboard menu on the Emirates website or app and choose from a selection of regionally inspired dishes with locally sourced ingredients. Customers can even pre-order special meals if they are required.

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The cabin crew will then use a custom-built application on a device to view the meal selection and serve the passenger their pre-ordered choice of hot dish.

The airline says that they plan to include this new meal pre-order initiative to more routes and classes in the near future, so it could be coming to South Africa very soon.